Professor Korzeniewicz Named as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that Professor Patricio Korzeniewicz has been appointed as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and will begin the position on July 1.

Professor Korzeniewicz has served as chair of the Department of Sociology since 2012, and as a faculty member in the department since 1993. His eight years as chair have given him an in-depth understanding of BSOS’s culture and its policies and procedures, as well as experience with making complex decisions.  

“Patricio shows a clear commitment to equity and inclusion, along with an empathetic approach toward all of the constituent groups in the college, including staff, students, and faculty. He exhibits a strong commitment to the growth of the social and behavioral sciences, and I am confident that he will be an effective advocate for them while also concurrently championing interdisciplinary research,” said Dean Greg Ball. “In that spirit, I believe Patricio will make active efforts to build bridges across units in the college, and across campus.”

Dean Ball also thanked Professor Jeff Lucas and all faculty and staff who served on the search committee for this position.

“I am thrilled to be joining Dean Ball and the leadership of our college in their engaged efforts to promote the excellence of our faculty, students, and staff. As department chair for the past eight years, I have valued and embraced the commitment of BSOS and its academic units to advancing meaningful knowledge, critical thinking, democratic values, and inclusion. I look forward to continuing the pursuit of these ideals in my new role as Associate Dean for the college,” Professor Korzeniewicz said.

Professor Korzeniewicz earned a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Ph.D. from Binghamton University in 1989. His research focuses on global-historical patterns of income inequality, social stratification and mobility, and on comparative and historical patterns of change among social movements in Latin America.

His book “Unveiling Inequality” (NY, 2009), co-written with Timothy P. Moran, won the 2010 Best Book Award of the Political Economy of the World-System section of the American Sociological Association. 

His articles have appeared in the American Journal of Sociology, Bulletin of Latin American Studies, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Desarrollo Económico, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Hispanic American Historical Review, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Latin American Research Review, Political Power and Social Theory, Revista Mexicana de Sociología, Social Movement Studies, Sociological Forum, and Theory and Society.

Published on Thu, May 7, 2020 - 2:58PM